A few months before his self-imposed exile, Jack Swagger surrendered the United States Championship to Santino Marella in one of the more memorable upsets in WWE history. It appears that the self-professed “Real American” has not forgotten the defeat in his long months away from the squared circle. Swagger took Santino to the woodshed in his return to Raw, handily dismantling The Italian Stallion by targeting Santino’s knees and midsection. And just as it looked like Santino was ready to pull off a comeback, the former World Champion sprung into action and struck with a Swagger Bomb, finally applying the Patriot Lock (formerly the Ankle Lock) to Marella and forcing his former tormentor to cry uncle in agony.

Swagger’s biggest statement came after the match, though, when he made his way to Booker T on commentary and asked if the SmackDown GM was impressed with his performance. Is a placement in the World Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender’s Elimination Chamber Match forthcoming?